David Goodall, Australia's oldest scientist, ends his own life at 104

Day out in the sun One of Dr Goodall's grandchildren pushes his wheelchair through the Basel University Botanical Gardens

Gerardo Duncan
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11 May, 2018, 04:29

Despite not having a terminal illness, David Goodall, who was 104, believed his quality of life had deteriorated and he secured a fast-track appointment with an assisted dying agency in Basel, reigniting the end-of-life debate.

Goodall ate a final meal of fish and chips and cheesecake before dying.

A noted ecologist and botanist, 104-year-old David Goodall reportedly took his final breaths as the song he chose, Beethoven's "Ode to Joy", came to a close. A doctor put a cannula in his arm, and Mr. Goodall turned a wheel to allow the solution to flow, Exit Internationalsaid.

Prof. Goodall, who did not believe in the afterlife and had been a member of Exit International for 20 years, said he tried clumsily to take own his life at least three times before deciding to get professional help.

"There's not going to be many people who have either the ability or the money or the willingness to go through what is quite a long and hard journey", Dr Nitschke said from Switzerland. Assisted dying is legal in only one state, but eligibility requires a person to be terminally ill.

Prof Goodall sang a few bars of the famous piece at his last press conference on Wednesday.

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